In response to the letter “Making Yale-NUS education even more relevant” (Nov 13), Madam Sandra Lam said that she is perplexed as to why Yale-NUS College is not offering subjects that do not already exist in Singapore, and that it appears to offer little more than an iconic Ivy League brand name. She recounted the experience of her niece, who is studying sociology and finance at the SMU School of Social Sciences, and said that it is heartening to know that her niece has made the right choice for her tertiary education, seeing how Yale-NUS is emulating the liberal-arts style of education offered by her university. Madam Lam urged Yale-NUS to bring something new to the table so as to bring Singapore's higher education landscape to the next level.
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The Straits Times
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